| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Huff (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oleg Komosinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Roger Thomas inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Murray State | Bryan White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jesse Nguyen | 29-34 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan White - foul #2 on Bryan White, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | John Huff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Nichol - foul #3 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:46 | Murray State | John Huff makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | John Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Jesse Nguyen, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Arthur Wilmes blocks the short jumper by Bryan White | 31-35 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski can't tip it in | 31-35 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes is fouled on the floor by Oleg Komosinski - foul #3 on Oleg Komosinski, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SG) Michael Callahan | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Oleg Komosinski | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Irving Snowden | 33-35 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Roger Thomas makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Huff | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 16:36 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bryan White | 33-37 |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Roger Thomas is denied on a layup by Arthur Wilmes | 33-37 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | William Philips gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | John Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | Al McColpin is fouled on the floor by William Philips - foul #1 on William Philips, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Irving Snowden, Nathan Bonner, Arthur Wilmes, William Philips | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:53 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:52 | Murray State | William Mooney tips it in | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Huff (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | David Schiavo clanks a jump hook in the paint | 33-39 |
| 15:39 | Murray State | William Mooney snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 15:25 | Murray State | Bryan White misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Thomas - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF) Michael Thomas, David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski (C) William Mooney | |
| 15:25 | Murray State | Bryan White makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:25 | Murray State | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Bryan White swats the short shot by Jesse Nguyen | 33-41 |
| 14:54 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Al McColpin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG), Ned Bond (C) Mark Hattaway, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Bryan White makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Al McColpin | 33-43 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Al McColpin - foul #3 on Al McColpin, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes (C) Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is called for a charge - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| 13:59 | Murray State | John Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Philips (C) Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol buries a fadeaway from the right side | 35-43 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | John Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | William Philips connects on the open shot from the right side | 37-43 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Al McColpin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael Callahan - foul #3 on Michael Callahan, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Michael Callahan, Irving Snowden, Daniel Nichol, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG) John Huff | |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 3rd free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | David Schiavo connects on the open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Hattaway | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Murray State | John Rowe scores on a floater from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | William Philips is hacked by Bryan White - foul #3 on Bryan White, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF), Ned Bond (C) William Philips, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG), Reynaldo Ruiz (SF) Al McColpin, Roger Thomas | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen loses the dribble to John Rowe | 39-47 |
| 11:53 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marc Gil | 39-50 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF) Michael Thomas, Mark Hattaway | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Antonio Jones (PF) John Rowe, Bryan White | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Schiavo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ned Bond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Marc Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Huff (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Ruiz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Jones (fresh) C - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Murray State | John Huff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 11:33 | Murray State | John Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:18 | Murray State | Antonio Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG) David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Oleg Komosinski | |
| 11:18 | Murray State | Antonio Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:18 | Murray State | Antonio Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jesse Nguyen | 39-51 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is denied on a layup by Reynaldo Ruiz | 39-51 |
| 10:58 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | Marc Gil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 10:34 | Murray State | Antonio Jones tips it back up and in | 39-53 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-53 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Marc Gil snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 09:57 | Murray State | William Mooney clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Marc Gil picks off the pass by Daniel Nichol | 39-53 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | John Huff misses the easy layup | 39-53 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 41-53 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | John Huff steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Michael Callahan, Irving Snowden, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), John Rowe (SG), Roger Thomas (SF), Bryan White (PF), Oleg Komosinski (C) Marc Gil, John Huff, Reynaldo Ruiz, Antonio Jones, William Mooney | |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is hacked by John Rowe - foul #2 on John Rowe, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway blows the layup | 41-53 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg tips it in | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oleg Komosinski (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Murray State | Roger Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Philips (PF) Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Oleg Komosinski | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Michael Thomas steals the ball from William Mooney | 43-53 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas throws it down | 45-53 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Al McColpin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | William Philips knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Schiavo | 48-53 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Bryan White hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Al McColpin and the foul's on Jesse Nguyen - foul #2 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Irving Snowden (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Michael Thomas, Mark Hattaway, David Schiavo, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF), Antonio Jones (C) Al McColpin, William Mooney | |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Bryan White makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 51-56 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Bryan White connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Thomas | 51-58 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Antonio Jones takes the ball from William Philips | 51-58 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Antonio Jones misses the lay-in | 51-58 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Bryan White tips it back up and in | 51-60 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | William Philips comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Ruiz | 51-60 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Roger Thomas is hacked by Michael Callahan - foul #4 on Michael Callahan, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Michael Callahan, Irving Snowden, Daniel Nichol, Arthur Wilmes, William Philips | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Oleg Komosinski (C) John Rowe, Bryan White | |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Roger Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is fouled on the floor by Antonio Jones - foul #1 on Antonio Jones, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG) Roger Thomas | |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:26 | Murray State | Antonio Jones snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Antonio Jones is hacked by Jesse Nguyen - foul #3 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG) Nathan Bonner | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Roger Thomas (SF) Marc Gil, Reynaldo Ruiz | |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Antonio Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Roger Thomas grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jesse Nguyen | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Huff (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Antonio Jones | |
| 03:22 | Murray State | John Huff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 51-61 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen's floater is tipped away by Oleg Komosinski | 51-61 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | William Mooney gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF) Michael Thomas, David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF), Bryan White (PF) Roger Thomas, William Mooney | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Kevin Hellberg - foul #1 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #11 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG), John Rowe (SG), Antonio Jones (PF) Al McColpin, John Huff, Bryan White | |
| 02:19 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 02:06 | Murray State | Antonio Jones grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | Antonio Jones buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Reynaldo Ruiz | 51-66 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | David Schiavo drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Marc Gil is called for a charge - foul #1 on Marc Gil, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Oleg Komosinski | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Antonio Jones gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Marc Gil is fouled on the floor by William Philips - foul #2 on William Philips, team foul #12 | 53-66 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Marc Gil misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Marc Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Reynaldo Ruiz - foul #2 on Reynaldo Ruiz, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Marc Gil runs out the clock | 55-67 |